Ming Dynasty
Inventions/Technology/Science and Architecture
Major Inventions, Technology, and Scientific Discoveries
- Made gunpowder after mixing certain ingredients, which also lead to the invention of bombs and rockets.
- Water pumps for irrigation, and also a harness for animals to pull, when farming.
- Paper (At that time, they usually wrote on bamboo or silk).
- The compass.
- Junk ships. Large ships that could hold up to 500 people with multiple decks and used rudders.
- Armor made out of Strengthened Paper
Important and Recognized Buildings
- During the rule of Zhou Yuanzhang (or Hung-Wu), a famous imperial palace, known as the Forbidden City, was built.